170425-N-HE318-088 SEA OF JAPAN (April 25, 2017) Ensign Kazutaka Sugiyama assigned to the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force, rides in a rigid hull inflatable boat during personnel exchange between the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) and the Kongou class guided-missile destroyer JS Choukai (DDG 176). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class William McCann/Released)